Applied Math Weekly Exam Material

Grade 11
Term: 3 From: Apr. 29 Till May. 03, 2018

Exam Timetable:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

AMS Periodic

Questions in bold are Grid Questions

Questions in italic are Poorly Answered Questions in past exam(s).

AMS Exam Material:

AMS Sample Questions Exam

1. An airplane is flying at 100 ms-1 East relative to the wind. The wind is blowing at 25 ms-1
south relative to the ground. Taking i as east and j as north, calculate the velocity of the
airplane relative to the ground?
1. (0i + 125j) ms-1
2. (0i – 25j) ms-1
3. (100i – 25j) ms-1

2. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 1.8 ms-1 North relative to the water. The river
is flowing from West to East at a velocity of 1 ms-1 relative to the ground. Taking i as east
and j as north, calculate the velocity of the boat relative to the ground?
1. (1.8j) ms-1
2. (1i + 1.8j) ms-1
3. (–1i – 1.8j) ms-1

3. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 12 ms-1 east relative to the water. The river is
flowing from north to south at a velocity of 5 ms-1 relative to the ground. Taking i as east and
j as north, calculate the magnitude of the velocity of the boat relative to the ground.

4. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 9 ms-1 east relative to the water. The river is
flowing from north to south at a velocity of 4 ms-1 relative to the ground. Calculate θ, where
θ is the direction of the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground. [Taking i as east and j
as north, θ is the positive angle measured anti-clockwise from East.]

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5. Which object below is in translational equilibrium? (for each one say YES or NO)
1. A car moving at constant velocity down a hill.
2. A ball at rest on the floor.
3. A pen falling to the ground.
4. A chair being pushed at a constant speed in a straight line across the floor.

6. When can we say that an object is in translational equilibrium?

1. When it accelerates at an increasing rate
2. When it is at rest or is moving with a constant velocity
3. When it accelerates uniformly

7. How can the sentence “The sum of all forces acting on a body is equal to zero” be written as
a mathematical expression? (for each one say YES or NO)
1.  Fx  0 and  Fy  0
2. F  0
3. F  0

8. What does  F  0 for a body mean?

1. The sum of all forces in the universe is zero
2. The sum of all forces acting on the body is zero
3. Some of the forces acting on the body are zero

9. A car is moving at a constant velocity down a rough inclined plane. Three forces are acting
on the car, what are they?

10. A body is at rest on a table. Two forces will act on the body, what are they?

11. A lamp hangs by a rope from the ceiling. Two forces are acting on the lamp, what are they?
Why is no “Normal Reaction” or “friction” force acting on the lamp?

12. A brick of mass m = 7.5 kg is placed on a frictionless surface

inclined at 37 with respect to the horizontal.
A force F, parallel to the plane of the inclined surface, is
exerted on the brick, preventing it from sliding along the plane,
as shown in the diagram below.

Which of the following free-body diagrams best illustrates the body in question?

i. ii. iii.

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13. A box of mass m = 72 kg slides at a constant velocity down a rough surface inclined at 20
with respect to the horizontal.

20o
Draw the free body diagram of the box.

AMS Sample Questions Answers

1. An airplane is flying at 100 ms-1 East relative to the wind. The wind is blowing at 25 ms-1
south relative to the ground. Taking i as east and j as north, calculate the velocity of the
airplane relative to the ground?
1. (0i + 125j) ms-1
2. (0i – 25j) ms-1
3. (100i – 25j) ms-1

2. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 1.8 ms-1 North relative to the water. The river
is flowing from West to East at a velocity of 1 ms-1 relative to the ground. Taking i as east
and j as north, calculate the velocity of the boat relative to the ground?
1. (1.8j) ms-1
2. (1i + 1.8j) ms-1
3. (–1i – 1.8j) ms-1

3. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 12 ms-1 east relative to the water. The river is
flowing from north to south at a velocity of 5 ms-1 relative to the ground. Taking i as east and
j as north, calculate the magnitude of the velocity of the boat relative to the ground.
B = boat; W = water (river); G = ground
Given: vBG = vBW + vWG
vBW = +12𝒊⃗ m/s vBG = 12𝒊⃗ – 5𝒋⃗
vWG = –5𝒋⃗ m/s |vBG| = √𝟏𝟐𝟐 + (−𝟓)𝟐 = 13 m/s
|vBG| = ?

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4. A boat is sailing across a river at a velocity of 9 ms-1 east relative to the water. The river is
flowing from north to south at a velocity of 4 ms-1 relative to the ground. Calculate θ, where
θ is the direction of the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground. [Taking i as east and j
as north, θ is the positive angle measured anti-clockwise from East.]
B = boat; W = water (river); G = ground
Given: vBG = vBW + vWG
vBW = +9𝒊⃗ m/s vBG = 9𝒊⃗ – 4𝒋⃗
vWG = –4𝒋⃗ m/s
vBG = ?
θ=?
Sketch:  y  4 
  tan 1    tan 1    24
o

x  9 

θ = 360 – α = 360 – 24 = 336o

14. Which object below is in translational equilibrium? (for each one say YES or NO)
1. A car moving at constant velocity down a hill. YES
2. A ball at rest on the floor. YES
3. A pen falling to the ground. NO
4. A chair being pushed at a constant speed in a straight line across the floor. YES

15. When can we say that an object is in translational equilibrium?

1. When it accelerates at an increasing rate
2. When it is at rest or is moving with a constant velocity
3. When it accelerates uniformly

16. How can the sentence “The sum of all forces acting on a body is equal to zero” be written as
a mathematical expression? (for each one say YES or NO)
1.  Fx  0 and  Fy  0 YES
2. F  0 YES
3. F  0 NO

17. What does  F  0 for a body mean?

1. The sum of all forces in the universe is zero
2. The sum of all forces acting on the body is zero
3. Some of the forces acting on the body are zero

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18. A car is moving at a constant velocity down a rough inclined plane. Three forces are acting
on the car, what are they?
The forces on the car are its weight and friction.

19. A body is at rest on a table. Two forces will act on the body, what are they?
The two forces acting are weight and the normal (reaction) force.

20. A lamp hangs by a rope from the ceiling. Two forces are acting on the lamp, what are they?
Why is no “Normal Reaction” or “friction” force acting on the lamp?
The two forces acting are weight and tension (in the rope).
Since there is no surface there are no “Normal Reaction” or “friction” forces.

21. A brick of mass m = 7.5 kg is placed on a frictionless surface

inclined at 37 with respect to the horizontal.
A force F, parallel to the plane of the inclined surface, is
exerted on the brick, preventing it from sliding along the plane,
as shown in the diagram below.
Which of the following free-body diagrams best illustrates the body in question?

i. ii. iii.

22. A box of mass m = 72 kg slides at a constant velocity down a rough surface inclined at 20
with respect to the horizontal.

20o

Draw the free body diagram of the box.

friction N

20o

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